what am I?

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 14 Apr 2009, 01:59

I wish I getting more creative but this guy goes by the common name Coal Catfish. I was pretty sure you wouldn't make it that easy.

Oops.. didn't notice that

... but yes, that would have been a bit too obvious.

i) I'm not a piece of coal, I'm a catfish.
ii) South America is the correct continent though.
iii) I'm not a disease which causes black skin lesions, I'm a catfish.
iv) Despite my name, I don't much care for thrash metal.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 14 Apr 2009, 04:30

iv) Despite my name, I don't much care for thrash metal.

I should be able to get this one but even though Arius is not SA, there's band names and part of them in at least 300 other catfish...grr, latin-loving medieval metal heads...
?
If that's right, then that means you know of the band 'crowbar' and I'll eat my hat.

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 14 Apr 2009, 08:30

L number Banana wrote:
iv) Despite my name, I don't much care for thrash metal.
I should be able to get this one but even though Arius is not SA, there's band names and part of them in at least 300 other catfish...grr, latin-loving medieval metal heads...

Centromochlus perugiae
?
If that's right, then that means you know of the band 'crowbar' and I'll eat my hat.

You're right!
I've never heard of a band called Crowbar. So your hat survives to be eaten another day.

Whilst Coal Catfish is too simple, C. perugiae is more complicated than the answer.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 14 Apr 2009, 09:49

The SA list is too long and there are way too many thrash bands in the latin, am I allowed to ask one question?

If I am...it would be "What sort of area might you be from?"
If I'm not, you'll have a very good idea what type of clues to avoid

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 14 Apr 2009, 12:20

L number Banana wrote:"What sort of area might you be from?"

vi) My river might be named after a Womble. Actually, it's probably the other way round.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 14 Apr 2009, 13:29

?
stone sharp, flint?
He looks a bit like one of the members of Anthrax

edit - duh - anthracite!!

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 14 Apr 2009, 17:36

That should be correct: Orinoco is a Womble.....

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 14 Apr 2009, 19:55

L number Banana wrote:
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
?

That's the one

Handsome fish it is too.

Anthrax, from the Greek word for coal.
Anthrax, the bacterial disease, apparently so named because of the black skin lesions it can cause.
Anthrax the band..
Orinoco the Womble.

Your turn!

M.

Edit: & as you say Anthracite is also from Anthrax & is a type of coal.
(Torbanite is also a type of coal.. clearly I have some sort of coal fixation

)

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 15 Apr 2009, 03:06

You know how many times I looked at that fish and could not associate coal? I think I finally googled coal synonyms and settles on the sharp stone etymology bit

It was the womble that really helped. The distribution list doesn't say where most of the places listed are. I need to make my own cheat sheet someday and write down where all those places are.

Also didn't know that torbanite is coal too. You're a diamond in the rough then

Okay, back in a minute...
Previously Listed Catfish

New fish:
a) Don't mind what the Brazilian soccer player spotted.
b)Jools-style clue. That's it, no more, done.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Apr 2009, 07:51

L number Banana wrote: a) Don't mind what the Brazilian soccer player spotted.
b)Jools-style clue. That's it, no more, done.

I've found one that fits brilliantly:
In "my" team - PSV Eindhoven - there's a young player called Manco. And despite his age he's quite confident and doesn't mind the others "stars" in the team (Astroblepus = stargazer).
One minot thing though.......too bad he's Peruvian

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 15 Apr 2009, 08:23

One minot thing though.......too bad he's Peruvian

I know what you mean but have you seen Canada's team?

Thank godness our country is made up of 90% people from elsewhere -we've got the genes from the superstar countries but not quite there yet and our native community still needs to get in there more

oh yeah, fish...

Nope,Only the soccer star you need to know plays for Brazil but the fish lives nearby.

a)Don't mind what the Brazilian soccer player spotted.
a= first name, last name, looks.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 15 Apr 2009, 13:49

a)Don't mind what the Brazilian soccer player spotted.
a= first name, last name, looks.
a= musical title, common Italian, Chilean, Brazilian etc surname + fish pattern.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Apr 2009, 15:01

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 15 Apr 2009, 15:20

Bullockia maldonadoi

Ha, I knew the musical clue would work! Or was it Maldonado?
Cute fish for a parasite.

It's all yours. Next!

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Apr 2009, 18:50

L number Banana wrote:Ha, I knew the musical clue would work!

It did. I've seen them live over here in December 1977, which was a remarkable concert.

Back to business.

1) My genus name is a combination of 2 currently valid other genus names, although you can't just stick them together to have me
2) My species name refers to something a black & white TV doesn't have
3) Despite your expectations, I'm NOT from S-Am

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 15 Apr 2009, 20:23

L number Banana wrote:Ha, I knew the musical clue would work! Or was it Maldonado?

I can see the football part of it (now), but the musical part still has me stumped.. who? what?

As for the new one.. unicolor or dichromum etc. would be nice.. but are from S. America..

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Apr 2009, 20:34

torbanite wrote: I can see the football part of it (now), but the musical part still has me stumped.. who? what?

Never mind the Bullocks - Sex Pistols

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 15 Apr 2009, 22:15

Ah b*llocks!

?

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 16 Apr 2009, 09:20

?

or maybe

Gagata + Nangra + green?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 16 Apr 2009, 10:06

L number Banana wrote:
Centromochlus concolor
or maybe
Gogangra viridescens

Gagata + Nangra + green?

No S-Am, so Centromochlus is out of the question.

Yes Ma'am, Gogangra is the fish! Well done (you, not the fish

)

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 16 Apr 2009, 12:53

Previously Listed Catfish

New fish:
I'm somewhat recently discovered.
My long common name would be really easy if they had used my species name.
I'm a bi-color fish with lovely prominent barbels.
I would probably be a great seller for aquarium stores so hopefully someone will breed me soon.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 16 Apr 2009, 17:08

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 16 Apr 2009, 20:48

Akysis vespa

Whoa, Sherlock! That's the fish!

What a cutie eh? I think it would sell like hotcakes here. Small, colourful and catfishy. I didn't even need the HH clue

Your turn!

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 16 Apr 2009, 22:57

Next:

1) I share my species name with another family member
2) My genus name lacks some fluid compared to the above mentioned family member
3) Our species name is also in use as a genus name for a non catfish; a clue - although spelled slightly different - may be found in a recent riddle fish.

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 17 Apr 2009, 00:35

1) I share my species name with another family member
eigenmanni
2) My genus name lacks some fluid compared to the above mentioned family member
Orinoco. (There is an
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
)
3) Our species name is also in use as a genus name for a non catfish; a clue - although spelled slightly different - may be found in a recent riddle fish.
errmm..

?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 17 Apr 2009, 07:02

torbanite wrote:
1) I share my species name with another family member
eigenmanni
2) My genus name lacks some fluid compared to the above mentioned family member
Orinoco. (There is an
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
)
3) Our species name is also in use as a genus name for a non catfish; a clue - although spelled slightly different - may be found in a recent riddle fish.
errmm..

Doras eigenmanni
?

Well done

3) Eigenmannia viriscens, the glass knife fish aka green (-ish; viriscens) knife fish. Green (viridescens) see: Gogangra on the previous page.

All yours!

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 17 Apr 2009, 08:27

Previously Listed Catfish

new puzzle

i) To state the obvious: I'm not from the Grand Canyon. However, it describes me to a "T"

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:12

Just to rule this guy out...
Canyon Catfish ?

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 17 Apr 2009, 21:25

L number Banana wrote:Just to rule this guy out...
Canyon Catfish
Rhamdia quelen
?

Consider him ruled out

This may give the game away.. then again maybe not.

ii) My most common tuning is probably open G.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 17 Apr 2009, 21:45

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